Looking for possible snipers, a Marine cautiously inspects a Yak fighter which was destroyed by previous aerial attacks during the Korean War battle in which Kimpo was retaken.
Sergeant First Class Hun Toon, a 52 year old veteran of both world wars, typified the determination of old and young soldiers alike to make the enemy pay dearly for every foot of ground gained during the Korean War.
Eighth Army Commander Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker arrives to take charge of the ground operations. He is looking at a map, surrounded by officers.
Bitter street fighting marked the 24th Infantry Division's withdrawal from Taejon in Korea on July 21, 1950. Major General William F. Dean, the Division Commander, was lost in the action.